ACS
User Guide
Danfoss District Energy
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1.0 Content ....................................................................................................................................................4
2.0 Basics .........................................................................................................................................................5
2.1 Safety notes .....................................................................................................................................5
2.2 For the user of the substation ...................................................................................................5
2.3 General about district heating substations ..........................................................................6
2.4 Overview of ACS ............................................................................................................................6
2.5 Controller ..........................................................................................................................................7
2.5.1 Description ...........................................................................................................................7
2.5.2 Using the controller ..........................................................................................................7
2.5.3 Controller display and symbols ....................................................................................7
2.5.4 Setting the room temperature ......................................................................................8
2.5.5 Changing your favourite display ..................................................................................9
3.0 Maintenance ......................................................................................................................................10
3.1 Service ............................................................................................................................................10
3.2 Alarm ............................................................................................................................................... 11
3.2.1 Pressure alarm .................................................................................................................. 11
3.2.2 Pump alarm .......................................................................................................................12
3.2.3 Maximum flow temperature alarm .......................................................................... 13
3.3 General warranty conditions ..................................................................................................14
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2.0 Basics
2.1 Safety notes
Read the instructions carefully before instal-
lation and start-up of the substation. Danfoss
does not bear responsibility for whichever
damages of device, which have not been
mounted or stored in accordance with follo-
wing instructions.
To avoid injury of persons and damages to
the device, it is absolutely necessary to care-
fully read and observe these instructions.
Necessary assembly, start-up and mainte-
nance work must be performed only by qua-
lified and authorized personnel.
Warning of hot surface
The substation has got hot surfaces which
can cause skin burns. Please be extremely
cautious in close proximity of the substa-
tion.
Warning of high pressure and tempe-
rature
The maximum temperature and pressure
always have to be checked on the pro-
duct data label attached to the product.
Be aware of the installation’s permissible
system pressure and temperature. The risk
of persons getting injured and equipment
being damaged increases considerably if
the recommended permissible operating
parameters are exceeded.
The substation installation is equipped
with safety valves which must always be
mounted in accordance with local regu-
lations.
2.2 For the user of the substation
Necessary assembly, start-up and mainte-
nance work is to be done only by qualified
personnel. Once the substation is installed
and running there is usually no need to
change settings or other functions. The
district heating substation is very reliable
and easy-to-use equipment.
If necessary, you can change settings in the
controller. The most often used settings are
found in this User Guide. In the Installation
Guide and in the instruction for the control-
ler you can find more detailed information
and instructions how to use the controller.
By regularly observing functioning of the
substation it is possible to notice failures and
this way prevent bigger faults to build up. If
facing failures in function please check the
Troubleshooting section (chapter 6.0) in the
Installation Guide to check possible ways to
deal with the situation.
It is necessary to check and maintain the
substation on regular basis in order to keep
it in good operating condition. Please refer
to Maintenance section in this User guide for
service instructions.
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2.3 General about district heating
substations
The heating system of the property is con-
nected to the district heating network with
the substation. Hot district heating water
runs through the heat exchangers in the sub-
station. District heating water does not enter
the internal network, just heat is transferred
through the heat exchangers. The substation
distributes heat into the heating and domes-
tic hot water circuits.
All substation functions are controlled
with an electronic controller. The outdoor
temperature is measured and the controller
adjusts flow temperature to keep the room
and domestic hot water temperatures on the
desired level. Property related settings can
be changed with the controllers (e.g. hea-
ting curve), temperatures can be checked,
settings can be changed, schedules can be
created etc.
District heating
energy plant
Hot district heating water
Cool district heating water
District heating customer
Domestic hot water
Heating
Picture Energiateollisuus ry
2.4 Overview of ACS
1. All substation functions are controlled and
the operational values are observed with the
electronic controller.
2. Dial: navigation in the menus and chan-
ges in the operating values by following the
controller display.
3. Display: all settings, temperature infor-
mation and mode are found on the graphi-
cal display. Navigation in the menus and
changes in the settings are done following
the display.
4. The cover panels protect the components
in the substation and add user safety. When
installing or servicing the cover panels have
to be removed. Instructions for the cover
panel removal can be found in the Service
section.
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2.5 Controller
2.5.1 Description
The ECL Comfort electronic weather com-
pensated temperature controllers are for use
in district heating, central heating and cool-
ing systems.
Energy savings are facilitated by weather
compensation, adjustment of temperature
according to schedule, optimization as well
as limitation of return temperature flow and
power. Functionalities such as data logging
and alarm functions are implemented in the
controller.
2.5.2 Using the controller
The graphical display shows all temperature
values, status information and is used for the
setting of control parameters.
Navigation, browsing and selecting the cur-
rent item in the menus is done by turning
and pushing the dial.
2.5.3 Controller display and symbols
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= Heating circuit
= DHW circuit
= Common controller
settings
Mode
= Scheduled mode
= Comfort mode
= Saving mode
= Frost protection mode
Desired room
temperature
Date
Outdoor
temperature
Time
Schedule
Menus with
values and
settings
Position indicator
for navigation
Display selection
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Symbol Description
Tempera-
tures
Outdoor temperature
Room temperature
DHW temperature
Position indicator
Mode
Scheduled mode
Comfort mode
Saving mode
Frost protection mode
Manual mode
Symbol Description
Circuits
Heating
DHW
Common controller
settings
Control-
led com-
ponents
Pump ON
Pump OFF
Actuator opens
Actuator closes
Alarm
Display selector
2.5.4 Setting the room temperature
If the room temperature feels too warm or
too cool, the fastest and easiest way to af-
fect it, is to do changes on the desired room
temperature.
Move the position indicator to the room
temperature by turning the dial. Activate
the temperature by pushing the dial in
the middle.
When the rectangle appears around
temperature value it is possible to raise
or lower temperature by turning the dial
either to right or left. When you reach the
desired temperature, accept it by push-
ing the dial in the middle.
By doing changes on the heat curve you
will get more possibilities in controlling the
room temperature. The heat curve setting is
described in the Installation Guide (chapter
5.9.4 Setting the heat curve).
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2.5.5 Changing your favourite display
It might be necessary to change your favou-
rite display when doing maintenance work.
Move the position indicator to display
selection symbol by turning the dial. Ac-
tivate the symbol by pushing the dial in
the middle.
When the rectangle appears around the
symbol it is possible to change the dis-
play by turning the dial to the right.
Accept the chosen display by pushing
the dial in the middle.
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Basic display with actual and desired
temperatures, pressure, alarms and a
possibility for manual use (Installation
Guide chapter 5.9.6 Manual Control).
If the dial has not been activated, the con-
troller will after 20 min. revert to the favour-
ite display.
More controller settings for the ACS substa-
tion can be found in the Installation Guide
and in the instructions for the controller.
3.1 Service
It is necessary to check and maintain the
substation on regular basis in order to keep it
in good operating condition. It is important
to notice possible leaks as early as possible.
General overview of the equipment should
take place at least twice a year (before and
after the heating season). More accurate
service should take place once a year by au-
thorized personnel.
You can get contact information of the
authorized service companies from your
local Danfoss Sales Company.
Always use authorized service personnel
when the equipment needs service. Con-
cerning maintenance and warranty issues in
Finland, please contact Danfoss LPM’s service
organisation first. If the maintenance and
warranty issues concern matters in other
countries, please contact your local Danfoss
Sales Company.
Removing the cover panels before service
The panels are removed by lifting them up.
1. First remove the white panels from the
front and back.
2. After that lift the grey panels.
The panels are placed back in the opposite
order when compared with taking them
away.
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3.0 Maintenance
At least following points have to be
inspected once a year by authorized person-
nel:
At least following points should be observed
before and after the heating season:
Check points, service inspection
Clean the strainer if necessary.
Check supply and return temperatures.
Check the parameters of the controller.
Check pressure drops in the heat
exchangers.
Cooling of district heating water
should comply with requirements
given by the local DH Company.
Measure pre-pressure in the expansion
vessel.
Check that the operating point of the
pump stays within allowed area on the
pump curve.
Check points, maintenance inspection
No leakages.
Pressure on the secondary has to be
according to design.
Extraordinary noises.
In the problematic situations check the
Troubleshooting section (chapter 6.0) in
the Installation Guide. It includes some
most common problems, explanations and
instructions what to do.
3.2 Alarm
As a sign of an alarm symbol appears on
the display. The description of alarm settings
can be found in the Installation Guide.
3.2.1 Pressure alarm
The limits for the pressure alarm are control-
ler settings (Installation guide, chapter 5.9.9
Alarm). If pressure rises over or goes below
the alarm settings the alarm symbol
appears on the display.
Example: Low pressure alarm, actual
pressure on the display 0.7 bar while
lower limit is 0.8 bar.
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Example: High pressure alarm, actual
pressure on the display 2.4 bar while
higher limit is 2.3. bar.
The limits for the pressure alarm can
be found in alarm settings (Installation
Guide, chapter 5.9.9 Alarm).
3.2.2 Pump alarm
Pump alarm indicates that the pump is
overloaded for some reason. Alarm does not
disappear from the display until the function
of the pump is back to normal.
Alarm display.
Digital value on the Input over-
view display (Installation Guide,
chapter 5.9.8 Sensor displays) tells
if the alarm has to do with pumps.
Example
pumps
Normal
Digital value
Alarm
Digital value
Wilo 0 1
Grundfos 1 0
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3.2.3 Maximum flow temperature alarm
Temperature limiting function causes an
alarm when flow temperature rises over the
maximum limit and exceeds the reaction
time. As a result the controller shuts down
the pump. As a sign of an alarm symbol
appears on the display.
In a radiator heating system max. limit is e.g.
90 °C and in a floor-heating system e.g.
50 °C.
Alarm display.
Flow temperature (example display ,
95 °C) exceeds maximum temperature
limit (example setting 90 °C).
Max. flow temperature limit settings can
be found in the Installation Guide (chap-
ter 5.9.9 Alarm).
Flow temperature limiting thermostatic func-
tion controls the pump shut down and the
control valve closing functions. In case when
flow temperature rises above the maximum
limit and exceeds reaction time, the control-
ler stops the pump and closes the control
valve.
The pump restarts immediately after flow
temperature drops below the set max. tem-
perature limit. If temperature does not drop
below the limit, the controller starts the
pump after 26 minutes delay time. After that
the pump shuts down again if temperature
has not sunk.
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3.3 General warranty conditions
3.0 Maintenance
1) Scope of application and warranty provider
This warranty shall apply to Danfoss LPM heating substations and heat exchangers that are
supplied by Oy Danfoss Ab, for district heating use.
2) Warranty period
This warranty shall be in force, as follows:
- Heating substation components 12 months from the initialization or 18 months from the
delivery date, whichever period concludes earlier
- Pipework parts and connectors 12 months from the initialization or 18 months from the
delivery date, whichever period concludes earlier
- Heat exchangers 12 months from the initialization or 18 months from the delivery date,
whichever period concludes earlier
A change of ownership causing transfer of goods for continued use will not terminate this
warranty. Product which has been repaired or replaced is not granted the new or extended
warranty.
3) Scope of warranty
The guarantee covers the new component but not the costs for the assembly of the compo-
nent.
Oy Danfoss Ab shall not be responsible for faults in cases where, as can be proven, the good’s
deteriorated quality or non-conforming applicability is obviously due to:
- Careless or faulty installation or repair work (such as insufficient pipe work supports, the
wrong operating environment)
- Exceeding the maximum pressure level (pressure shocks)
- External stress (temperature, mechanical stress, etc.)
- Poor circulation water quality (does not fill the national requirements)
4) Reporting faults
The buyer shall report any faults to Oy Danfoss Ab within 14 days from the date on which
they had, or should have, detected the fault in question.
5) Correcting faults
In cases where the fault in question is covered by the warranty defined in these conditions,
Oy Danfoss Ab shall be obliged to correct the fault by delivering flawless goods within a
reasonable period of time once a fault report has been received. The liability of Oy Danfoss
Ab is limited and does not cover the indirect costs and damages.
6) Settling disputes
The Buyer shall be entitled to submit a warranty condition dispute to the Finnish Arbitral
Tribunal for settlement. All disputes will be handled in English.
Please refer to Danfoss General Sales Conditions in details about sales process.
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Disposal instruction:
This product should be dismantled and its components sorted, if possible, in various groups
before recycling or disposal.
Always follow the local disposal regulations.
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